The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-21

Gratis that are in the House of Congress can ever
agree upon 4 revision of the tariff so as 10 cut Oh
its inequalities and make it just, no more tnan
they can run this government, and you all have
seen how they run 1t In the last tnree years
Applause.
am not going to stop now TO discuss the tar
iff question. will be on the stump In 1855 aud
/ won't wait until the fight thickens Will be
there from the skirmish line on, aud then Will
discuss il TO you and with you But there Is one
matter wan. TO speak about just a moment,
and that is that this administration came into
power under false pretenses and from the time
that the installation of the executive TOOK place
until to. day it has been carrying the govern
ment on upon a species of Misrepresentation or
false preteuses-that IS, clvil-service reform
Grover Cleveland pretended to carry out civil
ser vice reform, and yet he has succeeded in
making his administration as intensely Demo
cratic, from spittoon cleaner to every member
of his Cabinet. Andrew jackson ever did,
and all the time under the p-etense
of carrying out civil-service reform More than
that! They came into power pretending that
they would give to the country an economic ad-
mnstration, and every year of their admins
traton has been profgate by the side Of the
widest expenditures ever made by the Repub-
lican party. They came into power pretending
that they were the friend of the veterans
who preserved them a country that they might
elect-and God only knows in his inscrutable
providence. why he allowed Democrat to De
elected-they pretended to be friend of the
veterans, and yet from the time of the instala-
ton of the administration down to now there
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of the late war. Applause. and cries of THAT
is SOL It was that administration that made it
possible for jeff Davis to leave Beauvoir,
or wherever his home IS, and go to montgomery,
and then to Macon. and then to Savannah. And
think of it at Atlanta! Think of the fact that
the colored children that were in the public
schools were led by these leading Democrats and
made to strew roses il his PATH 1t was posi-
BILE for such scenes to take place as recently oc-
Cured in Atlanta, which have been described oy
General Harrison. 1t was possible that sucn
scenes could take place that which so recent
~ occurred in Ohio. when one of these gentle
men from Georgia was imported into that State
to help elect Democratic Governor. and at
Cleveland the extfavagant spectacle took place
of his walking up and planting kiss upon the
lips of ex-Union general When 1 read 1t
thought of the scene that Dante describes OF
Brutus kissing Judas. Applause
l said l was in favor of the Republican party
fighting for something. | am in favor OF the
Republican party when it goes into the next
campaign, saying in plain words. Local option
and high tax" Applause. l am in favor OF
the Republican party saying In plain terms,
1--WE will have more abuse of the hospital
for the insane. such as has taken place during
the last three or four years" | am IN favor OF
the Republican party saying we VIII have no
more Green Smithism in this State. Applause.
I am IN favor of tbs Republican party saying
they will raduce the surplus. and they will
reduce it in proper and just manner, so
that the industries of this country will
suffer and so that the laborers will not suffer-
but am not in favor of touching the taxes upon
tobacco or whisky. | am IN favor of the Repub-
saying that in favor of strengthening
our navy and restoring cur merchant marine
And if it becomes necessary to protect our in
terests, am in favor of taking possession OF
either end of the Canadian Pacific road and
making channel for commerce for American
commerce Applause, and cries of Good"
Good. y" l am In faver of saying that we are
for America against the world; for Indiana as a
part of the United States. but for the United
States first I thank you, my friends, for your
call Applause.
REMARKS OF MR.. SAYRE.
Hon. Warren g. Sayre was wanted, and in
answer to the repeated demands for speech
from him he went to the stage to receive warm
welcome. He said no regarded it high honor
to address such distinguished body Of Repub-
llcan representatives, but when for the purpose
of Identification they spoke of him the
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES. he
he took in a General Assembly
that produced 5000 pages of jour
nal and only twenty pages Of laws
be spoken Of, but he had the right to go back
into ancient history forty-eight years. and refer
to time when the country had Democratic
President In 1910 William Henry Harrison
redeemed that high office from Democratic con-
troll. and the same thing may be done again by
this expression found enthusiastic answer in
cheers, did the speakers reference to the Re-
publican party being in favor of local control
and high tax on the saloon traffic. On this he
said the Republicans must hold the advanced
position it has taken. If there is any meve-
ment it must be forward. not backward
He did not think the Democratic party was
fit by intelligence enterprise patriotism to
control the Nation. Several in the audience
cried That's right They have been called
free traders" he continued, but they denied it,
and yet when Grover Cleveland practically said
they were, the whole party cried out, why,
certainly, we have favored that all the time
They submit to him because he is the dispenser
of the loaves and fishes He did not believe in
Democratic reform. The tariff list contained
3, 900 articles, and in twelve years the
Democrats have consented to reduce it
to 8. S99. In that time they cut down the Gus
toms tax quinine In the same ratio of re-
duction they will be able to reform the whole
list in 4, 500 years. He denounced that party as
the enemy of labor. as being false in its promis-
es and unworthy of con idence. After this
speech the conference. giving three rousing
cheers at the request of Chairman Chase, ad-
journed sine die.